High For Media & Communications School in New York, NY
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 549 AUDUBON AVE
New York, NY 10040
- Telephone
- (212) 928-1202
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- City-data.com school rating
- 2
- Students
- 431
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 25.4
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 379
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 17
- School district
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
- Charter school
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- No
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL (0.3 miles): | 65 |
HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE (0.0 miles): | 37 |
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE (0.3 miles): | 19 |
PS 152 DYCKMAN VALLEY (0.3 miles): | 19 |
PS 189 (0.2 miles): | 18 |
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES (0.0 miles): | 12 |
COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE) (0.0 miles): | 5 |
IS 229 ROLAND PATTERSON (0.3 miles): | 4 |
High For Media & Communications School: | 2 |
New York: | 50 |
New York County: | 51 |
New York: | 51 |
High For Media & Communications: | 2 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 488
Enrollment in 2014: 536
Enrollment in 2013: 524
Enrollment in 2012: 573
Enrollment in 2011: 566
Enrollment in 2010: 622
Enrollment in 2009: 639
Enrollment in 2008: 665
Enrollment in 2007: 625
Enrollment in 2006: 601
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | UG | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 149 | 111 | 75 | 91 | 5 | 431 |
Female students | 58 | 53 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 186 |
Male students | 91 | 58 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 245 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Asian students | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
Hispanic students | 113 | 93 | 65 | 78 | 5 | 354 |
Black students | 32 | 12 | 9 | 10 | - | 63 |
White students | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 111
11th grade enrollment: 75
12th grade enrollment: 91
Ungraded enrollment: 5
High For Media & Communications School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 6,131 schools)
High For Media & Communications School: | 43.2% |
State: | 51.1% |
Here: | 56.8% |
State: | 47.5% |
High For Media & Communications School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 1,352 schools)
Here: | 0.5% |
New York: | 0.2% |
High For Media & Communications School: | 1.6% |
State: | 4.6% |
Here: | 82.1% |
New York: | 9.2% |
High For Media & Communications School: | 14.6% |
New York: | 12.0% |
School: | 1.2% |
New York: | 55.1% |
High For Media & Communications School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 4,921 schools)
School: | 91.9% |
New York: | 52.7% |
School: | 87.9% |
State: | 45.4% |
School: | 3.9% |
New York: | 4.8% |
High For Media & Communications School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Average Class Size:
- Grade 10 English: 24
- Grade 10 Social Studies: 25
Teachers and support:
Student/Teacher Ratio
High For Media & Communications School: | 17.0 |
State: | 14.0 |
Number of teachers with Master's Degree plus 30 hours or doctorate: 12
Total number of classes taught: 128
Number of classes taught by teachers without appropriate certification: 17
Number of full-time principals: 1
Number of full-time assistant principals: 3
Number of part-time assistant principals: 1
Number of full-time professional staff other than teachers, principals, and asst principals: 4
High For Media & Communications School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
Statewide Student Assessments
Regents Examination:
(State average from 2,072 schools)
High For Media & Communications School - % Scroring 55 and above in Regents Examination
- All22%
- Males33%
- Females12%
- Hispanic21%
- IDEA0%
Scoring 55 and above
(Geometry)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 81 (78%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 16 (15%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 7 (7%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 22% |
State: | 79% |
Integrated Algebra (Common Core):
- All69%
- Males63%
- Females75%
- Hispanic69%
- IDEA39%
Scoring 55 and above
(Integrated Algebra)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 82 (31%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 90 (34%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 91 (35%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 69% |
New York: | 93% |
Comprehensive English (Common Core):
- All60%
- Males59%
- Females63%
- Hispanic59%
- IDEA62%
Scoring 55 and above
(Comprehensive English)
Number of students tested scoring Level 1 (0-54): 62 (39%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 2 (55-64): 21 (13%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 3 (65-78): 48 (30%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 4 (79-84): 17 (11%)
Number of students tested scoring Level 5 (85-100): 10 (6%)
Percentage of students scoring 55 and above: | 60% |
New York: | 89% |
Regents Competency Test:
(State average from 674 schools)
High For Media & Communications School - Percent Passing Regents Competency Tests
Students tested with valid scores: 8
Number of students tested failing: 7 (88%)
Number of students tested passing: 1 (13%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 13% |
New York: | 47% |
Writing:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested passing: 6 (100%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 100% |
State: | 82% |
Math:
- All40%
- Hispanic40%
- IDEA40%
Percent Passing (Math)
Number of students tested failing: 3 (60%)
Number of students tested passing: 2 (40%)
Percentage of students tested passing: | 40% |
State: | 40% |
Global Studies:
Students tested with valid scores: 6
Number of students tested failing: 6 (100%)
The New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test:
(State average from 567 schools)
High For Media & Communications School - % Scoring at Expanding Level or above in NYSESLAT
- All12%
- Males13%
- Females10%
- Hispanic12%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (9th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 12% |
New York: | 50% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 23%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 35%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 31%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 12%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
10th Grade:
- All24%
- Males38%
- Females13%
- Hispanic24%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (10th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 24% |
New York: | 61% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 10%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 34%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 31%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 24%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 0%
11th Grade:
Students tested with valid scores: 14
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 57% |
State: | 64% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 7%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 21%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 14%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 36%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 21%
12th Grade:
- All35%
- Males0%
- Females70%
- Hispanic35%
Scoring at Expanding Level or above (12th Grade)
Scoring at Expanding Level or above: | 35% |
State: | 62% |
Students scoring at Entering Level: 25%
Students scoring at Emerging Level: 15%
Students scoring at Transitioning Level: 25%
Students scoring at Expanding Level: 30%
Students scoring at Commanding Level: 5%
Outcomes
High School Completers:
Regents Diploma - Requires a student pass a minimum of 5 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Regents with Advanced Designation - Requires a student pass a minimum of 8 Regents examinations in addition to meeting course and credit requirements.
Local Diploma - Can only be obtained by students with disabilities with an individualized education program or section 504 Accommodation Plan.
High For Media & Communications School - High School Completers
- All70%
- Males69%
- Females72%
- Hispanic67%
- Black83%
- IDEA60%
Graduation Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 64
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 64
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 50 (78% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 14 (22% of Graduates)
- All58%
- Males49%
- Females73%
- Hispanic58%
- Black64%
- IDEA30%
Graduation Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 54
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 54
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 49 (91% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 5 (9% of Graduates)
- All46%
- Males42%
- Females52%
- Hispanic46%
- IDEA50%
Graduation Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number of Completers (graduates + commencement credentials): 10
└─ Number of Graduates (Regents + Local Diplomas): 10
└─ Number of students who earned a Regents diploma: 1 (10% of Graduates)
└─ Number of students who earned a Local Diploma: 9 (90% of Graduates)
High School Non-completers:
(State average from 1,468 schools)
High For Media & Communications School - High School Non-completers
- All24%
- Males27%
- Females21%
- Hispanic27%
- Black11%
- IDEA35%
Dropout Rate - 6 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 405
Number of non-completers: 24
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 20
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 4
Percent of non-completers: | 6.0% |
State: | 5.4% |
- All27%
- Males33%
- Females18%
- Hispanic25%
- Black29%
- IDEA63%
Dropout Rate - 5 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 336
Number of non-completers: 16
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 12
└─ Number of students who entered an approved high school equivalency preparation program: 4
Percent of non-completers: | 5.0% |
New York: | 6.5% |
- All16%
- Males12%
- Females22%
- Hispanic16%
- IDEA15%
Dropout Rate - 4 Year Outcome
All students
Number enrolled in grades 9-12 (and ungraded age 14 or older) as of BEDS day: 69
Number of non-completers: 8
└─ Number of students who dropped out: 8
Percent of non-completers: | 12.0% |
State: | 10.1% |
Post-graduation Plans of Completers:
High For Media & Communications School - Post-graduation Plans of Completers
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 64
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 24 (38%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 38 (59%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (2%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
General Education:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 54
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 23 (43%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 30 (56%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enlist in the military: 1 (2%)
Students with Disabilities:
Total number of students reported with graduation plan: 10
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in four-year colleges: 1 (10%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in two-year colleges: 8 (80%)
└─ Graduates who planned to enroll in other post-secondary institutions: 1 (10%)
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 1,294 schools)
- All60
- Males50
- Hispanic62
High School Math - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 94
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 100%
Performance Index (PI): | 60 |
New York: | 126 |
Safe harbor target: 88
High School ELA:
- All87
- Males84
- Hispanic86
High School ELA - Performance Index (PI)
Met the participation criterion: Yes
Met the performance criterion: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 94
Percent of enrolled students with valid test scores: 99%
Performance Index (PI): | 87 |
New York: | 151 |
Safe harbor target: 115
5-Year Graduation Rate:
- All68%
- Males67%
- Females70%
- Hispanic65%
5-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 107
Graduation Rate: | 68% |
State: | 78% |
Safe harbor target: 75
4-Year Graduation Rate:
- All51%
- Males41%
- Females66%
- Hispanic51%
4-Year Graduation Rate
Met graduation rate criteria: No
Students enrolled during the test administration period: 138
Graduation Rate: | 51% |
New York: | 76% |
Safe harbor target: 58
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